Title :
Promoting awareness of marine technology: an ROV building competition for high school and college students
Author :
Zande, Jill ; Michel, Drew ; Butcher, Saundra ; Sullivan, Deidre
Author_Institution :
Marine Adv. Technol. Educ. Center, Monterey Peninsula Coll., CA, USA
Abstract :
The Marine Advanced Technology Education (MATE) Center and the Marine Technology Society´s (MTS) Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) Committee are organizing an ROV design and building competition for high school and college students. The goals of the competition are to increase the awareness of marine technical fields and to encourage students to participate in them, while also helping students develop the skills necessary for careers in marine science and technology. Employers-industry, government agencies, and research organizations-are being asked to become involved in the event by sponsoring the competing schools and colleges
Keywords :
control engineering education; remotely operated vehicles; underwater vehicles; Marine Advanced Technology Education Center; Marine Technology Society; ROV building competition; ROV design competition; Remotely Operated Vehicle Committee; college students; competition sponsors; government agencies; high school students; industry; marine science; marine technical fields; marine technology awareness promotion; research organizations; Buildings; Educational institutions; Educational technology; Engineering profession; Government; Industrial training; Marine technology; Oceans; Remotely operated vehicles; Weather forecasting;
Conference_Titel :
OCEANS, 2001. MTS/IEEE Conference and Exhibition
Conference_Location :
Honolulu, HI
Print_ISBN :
0-933957-28-9
DOI :
10.1109/OCEANS.2001.968790
